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Nov 2 2012 01:39 PM ET

'Touch' to stage a '24' reunion -- EXCLUSIVE

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Jack and Renee will be back together again on Fox!

EW has learned exclusively that Annie Wersching — who portrayed FBI Agent Renee Walker in seasons 7 and 8 of 24 — will guest star in the second season of the Kiefer Sutherland starrer Touch. Wersching will play Dr. Kate Gordon, a smart and caring family therapist specializing in early childhood trauma and behavioral issues. Her episode will air sometime in the spring.

Touch returns to Fox on Feb. 1.

As 24 fans can recall, Wersching’s Annie died from a sniper shot just minutes after she shared an oh-so-intimate moment with Jack…  in bed.

 

Oct 30 2012 07:01 PM ET

'Breakout Kings' alum finds home at 'Graceland' -- EXCLUSIVE

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A Breakout Kings actress is breaking in to USA’s Graceland.

EW has learned exclusively that Serinda Swan, who previously starred on A&E’s Breakout Kings, is set to guest star in three episodes of Jeff Eastin’s (White Collar) new effort at USA about a group of federal agents who live in a beach house together.

She will play Paige, a undercover DEA agent who sets up at Graceland, a live-in home base for a tag team of law enforcement workers. Her character is said to be a hard drinker who likes to play hard, too. According to casting intel: “She uses everything from her sex appeal to her unorthodox resourcefulness to get in deep with the enemy.”

On Breakout Kings Swan played Erika, a member of a task force made up of ex-cons. It was cancelled earlier this year after two seasons.

Graceland, which was picked up in June, is set to debut in summer 2013.

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Oct 29 2012 03:38 PM ET

Pilot casting: Bradley Whitford books 'Trophy Wife'

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Bradley Whitford could be headed back to TV.

The West Wing alum has landed the lead in ABC’s comedy pilot, Trophy Wife, starring alongside Malin Akerman, who plays, well, you know.

This would be Whitford’s first regular TV role since 2010′s The Good Guys.

The actor will play a twice-married father of three (terrible children), who falls in love with reformed party girl, played by Akerman. But the transition is rough to say the least. The single-camera comedy comes from executive producers by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskinswhich.

Since The Good Guys, Whitford has had guest spots on The Mentalist, Parks and Recreation, and appeared in last year’s The Cabin in the Woods.

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Oct 28 2012 10:15 PM ET

'Walking Dead' executive producer Robert Kirkman talks about tonight's action-packed episode 'Walk With Me'

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[WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS 'WALKING DEAD' SPOILERS!!!]

Tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead had pretty much everything a fan of AMC’s zombie show — and the original comic book series — could want. The long-awaited return of Michael Rooker’s maimed maniac Merle? Check. The long-awaited introduction of David Morrissey’s power-crazed villain The Governor? Check. The long-awaited appearance of decapitated zombie heads bobbing around in tanks of water? Hell, this show might as well have been called “Decapitated Zombie Heads Bobbing Around In Tanks Of Water.”

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Oct 26 2012 05:25 PM ET

'How I Met Your Mother' awesomeness: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' pair to reunite on screen!

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That sound you hear is my inner nerd crying out in glee.

EW has confirmed news –  first posted on HIMYM’s Twitter account — that Seth Green, who played Alyson Hannigan’s on-screen romance Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will guest in an upcoming episode.

Green will play Daryl LaCoutre, a man who considered Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Hannigan) among his best friends in college. The problem? They barely remember him! That makes things interesting when they cross paths with him 12 years after they last saw him and find that he’s still living in their college town and, according to casting scoop, is “creepily obsessed with having them in his life.”

The news comes just weeks before another highly anticipated guest star, Joe Manganiello, is set to begin his two-episode arc on Nov. 12. Just yesterday, EW had the first look at his appearance, which you can see here.

Green’s episode is tentatively scheduled to air Dec. 10, but until then, let’s just stare at the photo above.

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Oct 26 2012 04:13 PM ET

Rebecca Romjin lands lead in new TNT pilot

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Rebecca Romjin will play one half of the private investigator team in King and Maxwell, a TNT pilot from NCIS: LA executive producer Shane Brennan.

Romjin will play Michelle Maxwell, a former secret services agent who investigates politically sensitive cases along with her partner, Sean King (The Closer‘s Jon Tenney). According to casting intel, Maxwell is a “formidable investigator” who was forced out of the Secret Service and is determined to redeem herself. (And before you ask, yes, there is a romantic element to their story.)

The actress, who has also appeared on Ugly Betty, currently co-stars on NTSF:SD:SUV:: on Adult Swim.

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Oct 25 2012 12:38 PM ET

'Blue Bloods' casting: Chazz Palminteri scores guest spot -- EXCLUSIVE

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From Oogieloves to Blue Bloods? Huge upgrade, Chazz Palminteri!

EW has learned exclusively that actor has scored a plum guest spot on the CBS drama, playing the city’s top mob lawyer in an episode set to air in Jan. 2013. Bonus scoop: We’re told Palminteri’s character has a “long and unusual relationship with Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck).”

Palminteri’s guest spot is one in a few TV appearances he’s made recently. He recently reappeared on TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles as Rizzoli’s father Frank, and he’s also become a frequent guest star on Modern Family as an old friend of Jay’s.

Blue Bloods, currently in its third season, airs Fridays on CBS. It’s most recent installment had 10 million viewers.

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Oct 24 2012 06:44 PM ET

Joss Whedon's 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' pilot casts Ming-Na in lead role

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ER alum Ming-Na Wen has just entered the Whedonverse.

The actress has just landed a lead role in the forthcoming Avengers spin-off TV series S.H.I.E.L.D., from cult fave Joss Whedon, EW has confirmed. She will play Agent Melinda May, a kick-ass pilot and weapons expert.

The series, set to focus on superspy operation established in the Marvel universe, received a pilot order from ABC back in August and, as expected, has generated a lot of buzz. Most recently, Avengers nuts were stunned by confirmation that Clark Gregg’s Agent Phil Coulson — thought to be dead after the Avengers film — would return in the show. (Rumors of his return had been swirling.)

Since her days on ER, Ming-Na Wen has contributed to a number of genre projects, including voice work in The Batman animated series, a role on Stargate Universe, and a part on Eureka.

Deadline first reported the news.

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Oct 23 2012 10:49 AM ET

Jane Fonda to headline ABC comedy 'Now What?'

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Jane Fonda will be gracing our TV screens once more. No, not in another workout video. Instead, the actress has signed on to a new ABC comedy slated to premiere in 2013.

ABC has confirmed a Variety report that Fonda will star in the tentatively-titled Now What? from Pushing Daisies scribe Abby Gewanter. The plotcenters on a young woman who tears into her mother with a very public blog post listing the reasons that she hates her. The mother (played by Fonda) subsequently moves in with her daughter in order to settle their differences. Chaos ensues. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 22 2012 07:06 PM ET

'Good Wife' scoop: 'Grey's Anatomy' actor to play [SPOILER] -- EXCLUSIVE

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The Good Wife has already lined up a delicious roster of guest-stars this season like Maura Tierney, Nathan Lane, Amanda Peet, Christina Ricci, Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing. But the talent pool is still growing!

EW has learned exclusively that T.R. Knight — best known for playing Dr. George O’Malley on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy — will guest-star on the CBS drama later this season. He will play a political operative.

Many Wife guest stars have come for one episode on Good Wife but ended up staying for more because their character became so popular. Such was the case with Martha Plimpton (who won an Emmy in September for recurring as attorney Patti Nyholm) and Michael J. Fox, who has earned two Emmy nods for depicting crafty attorney Louis Canning. It’s already been revealed that Fox will reprise his role later this season, and it’s likely that Plimpton will be invited back to the drama once she completes production this season on her Fox comedy Raising Hope. Fingers crossed that NBC won’t be so stingy with Matthew Perry and will allow him to reprise his role as Alicia adversary Mike Kresteva!

Oct 18 2012 05:56 PM ET

'Lost' fan favorite joins 'Body of Proof' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Henry Ian Cusick – who starred on Lost and Scandal — will stay in the ABC family by guest-starring on Body of Proof.

EW has learned exclusively that Cusick will play a psychologist named Trent Marsh who has patients that Megan (Dana Delany) and Tommy (Mark Valley) are carefully watching while investigating a murder case.

Body of Proof is set to return to ABC’s lineup in early 2013.

Cusick played Stephen Finch in the first season of Scandal but is best known to audiences as Desmond Hume from Lost. In season four of Fringe, he debuted as Simon in the flash forward episode “Letters in Transit.” The Fringe showrunner has teased that Cusick may return for the drama’s last season on Fox.

Oct 17 2012 05:41 PM ET

'American Horror Story' scoop: Dylan McDermott to return

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Fans are just hours away from watching the rebirth of American Horror Story, and while you’ll see a few returning faces tonight, there’s definitely more to come.

The latest? Dylan McDermott, who is set to return this season, per a Twitter announcement from creator Ryan Murphy. Last season, the actor played Connie Britton’s husband/the new owner of a haunted house. There is no word on who he will play this season, which takes place in a mental institution (hence the subtitle — American Horror Story: Asylum).

As mentioned, several actors from the first season of the anthology are back this season. Jessica Lange, Evan Peters and Zachary Quinto will all be seen in the first two episodes of this season playing characters unrelated to those they played in season 1. And Eric Stonestreet, who previously appeared as a tortured patient of McDermott’s character, is also set to appear in season 2.

Make sure you return to EW.com tonight for our exclusive post-mortem with Murphy.

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Oct 16 2012 01:34 PM ET

'Glee' scoop: Could Bette Midler play Rachel's grandmother?

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Last night at a charity event for God’s Love We Deliver, honoree Ryan Murphy took a few minutes on stage to ask party attendee Bette Midler if she would appear on Glee. Luckily, Murphy and Midler live blogged the negotiations via their respective Twitter accounts:

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